Use of state funds. The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
may use state funds to provide training and education for its employees in
accordance with provisions of the Texas Government Code, §§656.044
- 656.049.
(1) Training to be duty related. The training or education
shall be related to the duties or prospective duties of the employee.
(2) Attendance may be required. A State Board employee
may be required to attend, as part of the employee's duties, a training or
education program related to the employee's duties or prospective duties.
(3) Training program outline. The training and educational
program of the State Board may include the following elements:
(A) preparing for technological and legal development;
(B) increasing work capabilities; and
(C) increasing the competence of State Board employees.
(4) Purposes for which public funds may be used.
The State Board may spend public funds as appropriate to pay the salary, tuition
and other fees, mileage and per diem, training, expenses of training materials,
and other necessary expenses of an instructor, or an employee in a training
or education program.
(5) Interagency coordination. The State Board may contract
with another state, local or federal department, agency, or institution, including
a state-supported college or university, to train or educate its employees
or may join in presenting a training or educational program.
(6) Approval subject to available funds and workload.
Approval to participate in a training program is not automatic and may be
subject to the availability of funds within the State Board's budget or the
current or anticipated workload of the employee requesting a specific time
period for a training program.
(7) Components of program. The employee-training program
for the board consists of training, seminars and conferences, as set out and
described in paragraph (8) and (9) of this section.
(8) State Board-sponsored training. The State Board may
pay for in-house training for State Board employees, as provided.
(9) Seminars and conferences. The State Board may also
pay for training seminars or conferences unavailable in-house and related
to a current or prospective duty assignment. Requests to attend an external
training program, seminar or conference must be approved by the employee's
direct program director. Training, seminars or conferences which are required
to maintain a professional license will be considered a priority in allocating
a program's training budget if the license is a requirement of the employee's
job. Attendance at an approved training program, seminar or conference will
be considered part of the employee's normal work duties. An employee will
not be required to use accrued leave to attend an approved training program,
seminar or conference.
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